| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
when I arrived at 815 the lot was less than half full, when I left at 200 it was maybe 2/3rd full. seemingly not bad for an excellent weather fall Saturday |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The several crossing of the Rocky Branch river were not bad, the water is fairly low. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
couple of trees across the trail, seemed pretty old |
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 | Comments: |
The theme of the day was rock hopping... there are good long stretches of water flowing on the trail and plenty of mud but if you stay on top of the rocks you can avoid most of it. Right foot went about 8 inches deep into the mud three times otherwise mud wasn't too bad. I know nobody likes Isolation but it was not as bad as I expected. Sure there's a ton of rocks and water and mud but the trail basically never gets steep and the views from the summit have the potential to be pretty good. Bushwhacks suck, maybe saves you a mile or two overall but barely even seemed like herd trails. Tried to use the Strava heat map to inform the highest traffic paths but really there was little to follow the majority of the time, freshly fallen leaves didn't help. I'd stay on the main trails and call it a day. |
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 | Name: |
Marshall |
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 | E-Mail: |
wides-daisy.0w@icloud.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-10-14 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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